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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

THERE does not appear to be much old
fashioned religion lying around loose, so to
speak, but for all that people seem to prefer
it to anything else in the market. The book
sellers report that there is not one of the
new version of the Bible sold where there
are 60 of the others.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

THE soldier-hating papers treat boodler,
a gambler, swindling banker, a ballOt-box
suffer, a piratical insurance man with more
decency and respect for the truth than they
show toward q COMMUNICATIVE Chief of the
GAR, or any one who represents and speaks
for the veterans of the country.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

IT IS the men outside of the GAR,
and who cannot get into it, who have the
most to say how it should be run. Those
inside are very well satisfied with having it
run rs it is.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

Now we ask, in all fairness, what induce
ment 10 times the biggest bounty given
would be to any man to-day TO go through
the average three years service Of soldier
during the rebellion.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

LET us have every regiment that carried
the Stars and Stripes represented at ST.
Louis
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

THE way the soldier-hating papers talk
they must believe that the only good SOL
der is q dead one.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-28

LET us all make up our minds to 60 to st.
Louis
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Henry Binderbeck . member of the Greedy
arctic expedition, has been appointed in
spector of customs at a salary of 81 per day.
Five whites and three negroes were whipped
from five to ten lashes each at Newcastle. Del,
on Saturday, for larceny, and William Norris
colored convicted of assault witt intent TO kill
stood one hour In the pillory.
At Ouantha, seven miles west of Lamar, Mo. !,
prospectors for natural gas have encountered, at
a depth of 200 feet, what is considered to be a
a rich lead of zinc. Experts pronounce it zinc,
and the run is nine feet thick
t. and Meetee. is said to have decamped, after
robbine the way mail packet. taking two certif-
cate of deposit for $4. 600 each on tho First Ma
tional B ank of Billings and considerable sum
of money belonging to the stage company.
The Hunter and Evans herds, among the
largest and finest in Montana, umbering moro
than eighteen thousand head. have been pur-
chased by Piene Webaux and w. ID. knight, OF
Miles CITY. for French syndicate The price
paid was between $3.50, 900 and $500, 900. The
title, owing to recent alien law, was vested In
Webaux and knight
Mrs j. NJ. Goodspeed, of Cincinnati. who. on
Monday night last, was murderously assaulted
by her husband, has brought suit for divorce on
the ground of extreme cruelty, and cites this as
sault as the cause They were married in Feb
ruary, 1886 She asks to have her former name
of Bodey restored, ana that an ante -nuptial con-
tract be declared void This contract is not set
out in her petition. butts said to provide fixed
income for Major Goodspeed and to make him
her heir in he survived her.
Michael Hammond. a conductor on the Della
ware & Hudson railroad. paid for ar act OF
bravery with his life. on Saturday Afternoon AS
his train WAS moving OCT from tho deDot at Far
sons he noticed a woman and little boy on the
track directly in front of tho engine. eyelled
to them to get off, but the more he cried ont to
them the more bewildered thoy became. Ham
mond iumpsd from the car. ran along the track and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
Hon. George w. JuIian's Appointments.

Hon. George w. Julian's Appointment.
Gaths Interview with l.. Bradford Prince.
''1he most unfortunate appointment made for
us, however, was Julian. of Indiana think
he has done more than any other man in the
Territory of New Mexico to injure it in the way
of settlement and enterprise"
How is that2" said I. Julian at the
head of the lands committee of Congress for
many years"
THAT is just the trouble" said Mr. Prince.
He appears to have flied his mind with sus-
ricions that nobody dealt honestly with the gov
ernment in the Department of Lands. He made
up his mind that he would be a terror TO persons
who took up lands or got any advantage in pro-
curing them. Now. our new Territories are all
based upon liabilities that are moro or less in
question. We have governments in order to estab-
lish the commencement of right and title IT the
chief officer of the Land Department in that Ter
ritory is going to work against the settling of these
titles and the promotion of the country. he will
only keep the Territory back, while other Terri
tories will go ahead and become States. Mr.
Julian is one of the prominent land officers APP
pointed by Cleveland. Every now and then he
publishes proclamation that the petition for
the confirmation of such grant is rejected
Consequently, capital keeps away from New
Mexico. and good deal of the capital which has
made an entrance there is discouraged and wants
to sell out and get away"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
The Study of Shorthand.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Having noticed the statement in the last Sun
days Journal that less than per cent who at
tempted to learn shorthand capable of using
it as "a profession, that was, in my opinion, a
very small percentage in favor of shorthand
and now the News states that since 1884 there
were two thousand who had become students of
this speciality in this CITY, and of this number not
more than one hundred are known to be quick
and ready in taking shorthand dictation. I'm
not posted in regard to the number who at
tempted it, but do think, it this is true. it does
not speak very we'll of the talent of this city.
All those who have studied short hand will adj
NIT that it requires a great deal Of patience and
hard study to master it, but not more than it
does to become proficient in any other profess
sion. Any with a fair education who will
apply themselves in the course of three months,
can acquire sufficient knowledge to take down
from dictation 1t then requires only practice
to gain speed I know quite a number in this
city who mastered the art in three months and
were doing Office work in four.
Mrs. MAY GABLE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
ILLINOIS.
Cuttings from Correspondence and G1eanings
from Exchanges,

Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges
Ralph the sixteen ear-old son of State Senator
A. W. Bergeren, was run over by railway cars
at Galesburg, on Friday, and almost instantly
killed.
Riley Sanders. a farmer in fair circumstances.
residing near Greenville, committed suicide by
severing his iugular vein with very dull knife
Grief over the loss of his wife. which occurred
last February, is the assigned cause of the deed
He leaves six children, the eldest fourteen years
of age.
Gilmores band was obliged to wait two hours
between trains at Warren few days ago. The
citizens made up purse of $50 and offered it to
the musical director If his band would play one
selection. They were informed that they would
have to raise 500 before they could have any
music.
David Perry. better known as Commodore"
Perry, an old resident of Kankakse. died on
Thursday. He was born near Rutland, VT. in
1906. He came to Kankakee county in 1886, and
settled at Momence, removing to kankakee
later. He was once county treasurer. He leaves
a widow and one son, the latter a member of the
livestock commission firm of Andrews & Perry,
Of Chicago.
Mrs. Nancy Young, q widow lady living three
miles west of Taylorville, aged about sxty-fve,
met with serious accident Saturday. In
attempting to raise her parasol while in a wagon
the team became frightened and ran away,
throwing Mrs. Young out of the wagon, cutting
a terrible cash over her left eye and dislocating
her collar bone Owing to her advanced age she
will probably not recover
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
General and Personal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Postmaster John E.
Banta, exPostmaster Robert I. Patterson, AL
derman Harry R. Wysor Vernon Davis, G. FL.
Greer and Charles Wilgus. of Muncie, arrived
this afternoon and will remain during the drill.
They stop at the st. James.
John R. vickery. of Evansville, will be the
guest Of examiner W. J. Vickery, his brother,
during the drill
Congressman Beriah Wilkins and family, of
Ohio, will not spend the summer at Asbury
Park, N. j., as announced. They will remain
at their Buckeye home.
Postmaster Jones, Representative Bynum,
John E. Lamb, Coal Oil Inspector Hager and
Harry Adams Of Indianapolis and Mr.. MITCHELL
OF the State Board of Agriculture, arrived here
this afternoon. The latter came to endeavor to
induce the President and Mrs. Cleveland to at
tend the State fair. Tomorrow Mr.. Bynum will
visit the White House and arrange for a call by
the Governor and his staff and other Indianians.
when they all get in, on Wednesday. An organ
lied effort will be made to induce the President
to visit Indiana this autumn.
Mrs. Thad Stevens. w. V. Kyle and j. 9.
Jameson, of Indianapolis, at the Ebbitt
John l.. Mason and A. A. Adar, of Indianap-
oils, are here.
Major Archie McGinnis and his neice. Miss
Small. of Bloomington, with Mrs. II. S. Bgham,
of INDIANAPOLIS arrived this evening and will re-
main during the week. They came in with the
Light Infantry
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
The troubles ofD. A. 1e6.

NEW YORK. May 21.-District assembly No
126, Knights of Labor, has issued thirty two
page pamphlet, filled with afidavits, official cor
respondence. etc, giving its side of the story in
the troubles which led to its suspenion from the
Assembly l26 is composed of carpet weavers en-
tirely, and has jurisdiction over several local
semblies in this city. Its master workman is
John Morrison, whose opposition to the Home
Club has long been we'll known throughout the
order, and whose fight against it and its moth
DDS caused lively times in the general conven-
tions of the order at Cleveland and Richmond
but the Home Club, which is embraced in dis
trict assembly No. 40, also of this city. main
tanned its ascendency. Naturally, it does not
like John Morrison, and the whole tenor of the
pamphlet is to show that the suspension of dis
of the Home Club working through district as
sembly No. 40 and the general ex-
ecutive board The story told to the
effect that trouble arose in Higginss carpet
factory in this city; that district assembly No.
40 worked of it's followers into that factory,
who spread dissension among such of the mem
bers in district assembly No. 126 as it could
reach, and formed opposition local This
done, il was ordered to strike. The order was
approved by the general executive board, and be-
cause the locals under district assembly No.
126 who were entirely satisfied, refused to strike.
those locals were suspended, and because district
assembly No. 126 refused to recognize the sus-
pension. il was, itself, suspended by the general
executive board. The pamphlet declares, and
presents documents to show, that it could have
peace At any time IL it would have consented to
get rid of John Morrison. The assembly, in
issuing this pamphlet, declares open war against
the Home Club, and asserts that IL will carry its
TO the next general convocation of the
order at Minneapolis 1t denounces the Home
Club and the general executive board in round
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23

Result of the Inquiry as tn Removals and
Appointments of Indian Traders

Result of the Inquiry Removals and
Appointments of Indian Traders.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Plat, chair
man of the Senate select committee directed to
Investigate certain allegations with respect to
eupointmerts TO Indian traderships. has
turned from the West whittier a subcommittee
went a fortnight ago, to take testimony. The
proceedings proved to be of more absorbing in
terest than was anticipated. and the committee
was reluctantly compelled to content itself
with an inquiry into a few sample
cases, upon the results of which it will
probably frame its report concerning the whole
question submitted Senator Platt is unwilling
70 express himself except in the most general
terms respecting the work of the com mlttee, Tor
the reason that the evidence is NOT all In. The
omplaints of the traders who were ably cross
examined by Senator Blackburn, are to the eff
feet that they were removed upon no substantial
pretext except that they were Repu bllcans, and
that personal and political friends of people now
in high authority we're given their places. After
explaining from tbs testimony the losses these Of
hcials suffered and The fact that their removal
often carried bankruptcy with it under their
peculiar situation creditors of Indians, SEN
ator Platt thinks the committee will be a unit In
the opinion that the power of arbitrary inter
ference in purely business affairs of private
citizens-of making or breaking the fortunes or
worthy men-calls loudly for reform: and what
ever may be the divergence or views respecting
rivil-service reform In general, Indian trader
ships ought not las the evidence shows they
were not under former administrations) to be
disposed of as rewards of political service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
Mrs. Cleveland's First Sweetheart.

Baltimore American
Apropos of Mrs. Clevelands love affairs there
is pretty little story not generally known, that
her first love was a newspaper man. She is said
to have been deeply interested in him. but the
engagement, which existed for long time, was
finally broken off and never renewed. 1t IS said
that even now Mrs. Cleveland has weakness
for the -ofession, and, in fact, it is generally
accepted that she takes great deal of interest
in newspaper men and their work. She regards
with special favor the lady correspondents at
tached to the bureaus of the various papers in
Washington and in more than one instance she
has made point of conversing with them. Upon
occasion she went so far as to gently chide
one of the young ladies for not speaking to her
on the street. At one time she did some literary
work herself. Perhaps it is this keen interest
which Mrs Cleveland naturally feels in SO hon
ored and honorable q profession. and knowl-
edge that she once loved ono of them that ante
dates all other grievances in the Presidents
breast against them, and added double force to
the bitterness with which he spoke of their
'goulish glee" at that memorable Harvard din
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
An Inquiry for a Soldiers Grave.

TO the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal
Can you give any Information about the
burial-place of Major Isaac May. Nineteenth In :
diana Volunteers, who was killed at the battle
of Antetam. in Maryland, and whose name does
not appear the registera Was his body sent
home to Anderson. Ind. can it DE he is among
the unknownl I would be only too glad to lay a
flower bouquet the grave of any
Indiana soldier that lay in Antietam
Cemetery sent here for that purpose
by friend elative the 30th of May,
the date set for this beautiful service. 1t should
be of great comfort to those who have relatives
here to know how beautifully kept these ma
tional cemeteries With all that has been done by
the government, many handsome private monu-
ments have been erected. l send you the names
of two that lay side by side. Frank N Smith and
w. Ell. Smith, Indiana. and may be brothers or
father and son. This is peculiarly sad, as they
may have fallen as they now lay. very near each
other. j. f. SWALLOW.
HAGERSTOWN Md Nav 90.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
The state w. G. T. U. Convention.

The State w. c. T. U. Convention.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind. May 21.-The business OF
the State convention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union grows in interest. The
summary of the reports sent Miss L. E. Reed, of
indianapolis corresponding secretary, from the
125 auxiliaries shows a membership of 2.517. OF
these LOG are W. c. T. US. with 2,17e
members, while nineteen "Y.'s" bring the fresh
ness and strength of 338 young hearts into the
work Forty six new unions have been organ
lied, thirty-six of them becoming auxiliary;
thirteen counties have been organized during the
year making a total of thrty-six organized;
ffty-nine conventions are reported being
held by these counties. There were twenty-six
Juvenile organizations reported, with member
ship of 1850. This falls short of representing
the juveniles; owing to a change in the name OF
their organizations. all the members were no: re-
ported So 592 pages of the leaflets besides copies
OF the Voice, Phalanx and other papers, have
been distributed during the year. The ear OF
the people has been reached through 305
mass meetings and 100 lectures; 412 gospel
temperance meetings, in part or entirely under
in Ii, 248 pledges to total abstinence, and 123
conversions. The moneys received aggregate
Sc, 282 40, of which amount 81, l23.49 has been
spent in special lines work. Special mention
should be made of Wayne county as being the
banner county in membership-1S9. Floyd.
Steuben. Wabash, Jay, Monroe and Hamilton
come next in order mentioned, each having
passed the one hundred line. Steuben county
ranks first in the number Of auxiliaries, having
six w. C. T. us and two 'Ys" New Albany
Union has reached membership of 156, which
has rot been surpassed by any union heretofore.
and also has the largest company OF the Loyal
Legion-250 strong, in two detachments.
A progressive state was reported IN the gospel
temperance work, and under the labors of Mrs.
Hulcee at New Albany. Jeffersonvile and other
plonts, the Murphys at Franklin. Vincennes and
Evansville, Mrs. jones' and Mrs. Irish in Lafay-
cite, Warsaw and Fort Wayne and Major Hilton
at Goshen thousands have signed the pledge
Mrs Francis E. Harper, of Philadelphia ad-
dressed the convention. did the president.
Mrs. j. r. Nichols, of Indianapolis and on
motion of Mrs. Naylor. of Indianapolis. the re-
cording secretary instructed to telegraph
greetings the two general assem- blies of the
Presbyterian churches-North and South-now
in session at Omaha and St Louis
Mrs Caroline B. Buell., recording secretary of
the national w. C. T. u, was made member OF
this convention.
Miss Moie G. Hay. State treasurer, reported
receipts ST. Az So; disbursements, 81 45S GA; bal
ance, 1881.
In the reports of superintendent on depart
ments, heredity, press and juvenile work, that
on the press whacked them all for want of inter
est in the work anc urged that those devoted to
it exclusively were tine only reliable vehicles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Quarrel Between Two Drunken Men
Ends in One of Them Being Killed.
Death of Mrs. Harrison, Whose Alleged Acct
dental Shooting Will Be Investigated
Suicide by Morphine-State Gleanings.
INDIANA.
A Quarrel Between Two Drunken TouEhs
Ends in n Murder.

Quarrel Between Two Drunken TouEhs
Ends in n Murder.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENcAsTLE, May pa shooting ARRAY
occurred in the south part of this city, last night.
in which John Bridgewaters was shot and in
stantly killed by Dempsey Robinson. Both
were tough characters of that part of town.
The quarrel began in the afternoon, over some
domestic affair, but Bridgewaters being the
larger man, Robinson would not fight After
they separated, Robinson purchased q revolver
at a second hand store, threatening, at the time,
that if Bridgewaters gave him any more trouble
he would kill him. About IL o'clock they met
again, near the depot, both having been drink
ing. and the quarrel was renewed. ending In
Robinson drawing his revolver and shooting
Bridgewaters. The ball entered his heart, kill
ing him instantly. Robinson was arrested at
once and longed in jail. Robinson claims the
killing was done in self-defense; that Bridge
waters had drawn . revolver and was advancing
on him; but the testimony at the coroner's
inquest points rather to premeditated murder.
Both men were single.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
Indiana Gns Notes.

At Flora, Carroll county, company has been
organized and a Lima. O.. firm engaged to do
the work. The derrick is now under way.
The well at Knightstown was ''shot," Satur-
day evening, with forty quarts OF nitro
glyoerine, but tho flow of gas was increased but
little.
A good flow of natural gas was struck at But
Ter, a small town east of Elkhart. on Saturday
afternoon. Other wells viii! be sunk lmmedi-
ately.
The directors of the Greenfield Gas Company
have contracted with q firm in Pennsylvania for
SIS, 900 worth of mains The company will com
mence laying mains this week.
Roam has organized company to bore for
gas. Stock to tho amount OF 500, 900 has been
taken. and the company will at once proceed to
solicit bids for the work of sinking we'll
The Delphi Natural gas Company, at their last
meeting, decided to sink another we'll. 1t will
be drilled three miles south OF the city. The
first we'll has not yet been abandoned, but there
is little hope of getting gas.
The projectors of the gas enterprise at Peru
are locating gas well No some six miles south
east of that city. Well No !, which gave posi-
''shot." in the hope of inducing a flow. and ar
rangements are also being completed to sink new
wells the prairie half mile north OF the city
for oil.
Work was resumed on the Charlottesville
natural-eas vel. No. 2. last week and after
drilling fifteen feet further into Trenton rock,
conclusive evidence of oil was discovered, mixed
with salt water. On Saturday the rope broke,
and the drill is now in the well. 1t will be re-
covered and work resumed. It is the intention
to drill until either oil or gas is found.
The people of Republican township, in the
southern part of jefferson county. are greatly
excited over the prospect of finding gas and OIL
On last Thursday afternoon explosion oc-
Cured in the bad of small stream running
through the farm of J. Hensley the report being
heard for several miles, and frightened cattle
until they ran about Like wild. A large opening
was made in the creek bottom, and the strong
odor of gas permeated the air. The general sup
80 to- hat will vva nRadh n a
ural gas as shale taken from the same spot
several years since was found combustible. and
it is thought gas and oil can be found Capital
lists from Madison will visit the spot to investi-
pate further
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23
Shot Dead on a Street-Car.

CHICAGO. May 22-While standing on the
platform of a crowded street-car, Daniel Mackey,
a. teamster, was fatally shot, this afternoon.
His slayer was the conductor of the car, James
English. a cripple Mackey's brother was re-
Gently discharged by the street-car company for
calling English a scab. This afternoon in re-
taliation, English was assaulted by Mackey and
knocked off the English instantly pulled a
revolver and fred at Mackey. who was in the
midst of group of passengers on the moving
A wild scamper to vacate the conveyance
ensued. in which Mnckey. though having re-
ceived bullet in the abdomen. endeavored TO
join. AS he ran English again snapped the
trigger, and Mackey dropped dead, shot through
the back. English surrendered himself to the
nollcA